California’s state Senate recently voted to phase out the use of styrofoam take-out containers by 2014, marking a crucial hurdle for a bill that would require food outlets to find alternative packaging materials that do not last several thousand years after a single use.The California Department of Transportation said the foam accounts for 15% of storm-drain litter, and the containers are said to be the second-most-common type of beach debris.
Polystyrene is one of the most stable products ever produced, and ironically it has one of the shortest life cycles of any product.
The ban falls on the heels of the plastic bag ban introduced last year, and with over 50 municipalities and districts already outlawing Styrofoam, it was only a matter of time before the State followed suit.
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